FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 2013
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
KYOCERA CORPORATION |
/s/ SHOICHI AOKI |
Shoichi Aoki |
Director, |
Managing Executive Officer and |
General Manager of |
Corporate Financial and Business Systems |
Administration Group |
Date: February 21, 2013
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
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To All Persons Concerned,
Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
Name of Representative: | Tetsuo Kuba, President and Director | |
(Code number: 6971, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
Person for inquiry: | Shoichi Aoki Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) |
Changes in Directors
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba; herein the Company) has unofficially decided to change its directors as set forth below in order to strengthen its management organization:
1. | Changes in Directors |
The following changes will be made effective as of April 1, 2013, pursuant to the approval of the board of directors at a meeting to be held on February 27, 2013.
Name |
New Title(s) |
Current Titles | ||
Tetsuo Kuba | Chairman and Representative Director | President and Representative Director President and Executive Officer | ||
Tatsumi Maeda | Vice Chairman and Representative Director | Vice President and Representative Director Vice President and Executive Officer | ||
Goro Yamaguchi | President and Representative Director President and Executive Officer |
Director Managing Executive Officer |
2. | Director to Resign |
The following director is scheduled to resign from the board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2013.
Name |
New Title |
Current Title | ||
Makoto Kawamura | Advisor | Chairman and Representative Director |
* | Makoto Kawamura will become Advisor and Director as of April 1, 2013, and is scheduled to resign from the board at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2013. |
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3. | Brief Personal History of New President and Representative Director |
Name: | Goro Yamaguchi | |
Date of Birth: | January 21, 1956 | |
Education: | Graduated from Doshisha University with a degree in Engineering in March 1978 | |
Birthplace: | Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | |
Career: | ||
Mar. 1978 |
Joined Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (currently Kyocera Corporation) | |
Apr. 2002 |
General Manager of Semiconductor Components Domestic Sales Division | |
Aug. 2002 |
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Sales Division | |
Jun. 2003 |
Executive Officer | |
Jul. 2004 |
General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Sales Division | |
Jun. 2005 |
Senior Executive Officer | |
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group | ||
and General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Sales Division | ||
Apr. 2009 |
Managing Executive Officer [present] | |
General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group [present] | ||
Jun. 2009 |
Director [present] | |
Apr. 2013 |
President and Representative Director [scheduled] | |
President and Executive Officer [scheduled] |
Number of the Companys shares held: | 8,007 (as of September 30, 2012) |
* | The number of shares of the Company held includes his ownership in the Stock Purchase Plan for Kyocera Group Executives. |
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